Word: maison
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rand is also attempting to procure the first of the Theatre Francais productions, Moliere's "Precieuses Ridicules," and "La Maison do Moliere," from the new motion picture organization of the Theatre...
Rockefeller Center looked him up in his restaurant at Lynbrook, L. I. where he catered to Morgans, Vanderbilts, Roosevelts. They would let him have space on the ground floor of their Maison Franchise for the finest French restaurant in the U. S. In the 40 years since his first Crepes Suzette melted in the mouth of Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, Henri had known no greater event than the opening of Cafe
Manhattan was overbuilt long before the Rockefellers broke ground for their city-within-a-city. With such notable exceptions as their British Empire Building, Palazzo d'ltalia and La Maison Frangaise their office space could be populated only by inducing tenants to move from Manhattan's other tall towers. The zeal of the Rockefeller renting agents became proverbial. But not until last week did any real estate man publicly voice his opinion of the Rockefeller methods. Then the opinion came from a capitalist who is almost as old as John D. Sr., and almost as philanthropic, who also...
...Government thrifty General Chen Chi-tang has demanded and received more than $3,000,000 in the past three months. Flush with cash, General Chen turned his thoughts last week to tender young monkeys, the kind served temptingly in Canton restaurants as a spécialité de la maison, which tastes not unlike chicken...
...Presbyterian Hospital owns the Medical Center, is related to many a hospital, museum and laboratory. Also there is the famed Uni-versity Extension of home study which adds 4,939 corresponding students to Columbia's rolls. Centres for study as well as cultural life are the Deutsches Haus, Maison Franchise, Casa Italiana, Casa de las Espanas, Japanese Culture Centre. Newest agency in Columbia's expansion is a projected $20,000,000 -Engineering Centre which would provide research facilities as great as those of the Medical Center. Upon the completion of this and the $3,500.000 library donated last year...